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Penn State, The Lancaster Center will be closed for regular business for the semester break beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21, and will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Registration for spring semester is ongoing with most credit courses beginning the week of Jan. 7 and throughout the semester. For more information on Penn State, The Lancaster Center's wide range of programs for spring, call 717-299-7667 or 800-828-6233, or visit http://www.lancastercenter.psu.edu/ online.

Penn State, The Lancaster Center and Penn State Lancaster County Cooperative Extension will be airing a live broadcast of "A Memorial for Joe," a memorial service honoring the late Coach Joe Paterno, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, in Penn State classroom 111.

Penn State, The Lancaster Center will be closed for regular business for the holidays beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Registration for spring semester is ongoing with credit courses beginning the week of Jan. 9 and throughout the semester.

For more information on Penn State, The Lancaster Center's wide range of programs for spring, call 717-299-7667 or 800-828-6233, or visit http://www.lancastercenter.psu.edu/ online.

Penn State, The Lancaster Center is offering a new credit certificate for spring in Information Sciences and Technology (IST). An information sessions are set for 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the center located at 1383 Arcadia Road (Farm and Home Center), Lancaster. The event is free and open to the public.

This certificate focuses on technology topics that are critically important to employers in the workplace today. Designed with the adult student in mind, this 13-credit certificate offers an excellent way to begin or resume a college education and is an important credential to add to a resume. Credits earned in the certificate can also be applied toward a degree. Courses in the certificate are offered on Saturdays and begin in January 2012.

Registration is under way for a special section of food safety certification training being offered in Spanish on Oct. 4 and 5 at Penn State, The Lancaster Center. Food safety training has become an important part of the restaurant business and to break down the language barrier that sometimes exists, Penn State, The Lancaster Center is offering a special section of this important program in Spanish. Sergio-Nieto Montinegro of Hispanic Workforce Management, El Paso, Texas, will teach this session.

Penn State, The Lancaster Center invites you to discover how the lion roars in Lancaster during an open house, scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 5 at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The event is free and open to the public.